SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A heartbreaking discovery in Mission Bay this week has prompted child safety advocates to remind families about California’s Safe Surrender Law, which provides legal and confidential options for parents in crisis.
San Diego Police are investigating after an infant boy was found dead inside a porta-potty in Mission Bay on Monday. The baby was only in the second trimester of development and investigators are trying to determine whether he was alive before being left behind.
California’s Safely Surrendered Baby Law exists to prevent exactly this type of tragedy. The law allows a parent or guardian to legally and anonymously surrender a newborn up to 72 hours old at any designated site, with no names and no questions asked…